The use of mobile technology to managing mycotoxins

A mobile device in combination with rapid diagnostic test strips, geographical tagging and cloud computing could help farmers in rural areas to detect, quantify and track common crop pathogens and hence eliminate mycotoxins. By Donald Cooper, University of Colorado Boulder / Mobile Assay, Inc, USA In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) the absence of centralised food control systems (CFCSs) results in significant vulnerabilities in the food-supply-chain. In particular, inadequate monitoring an